Physics GCSE
regular and irregular solids
What regular and irregular solids means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of regular and irregular solids
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Reference: AQA
Objects whose volume can be found from measured dimensions, and objects whose volume cannot be calculated and so is found by displacement.
Topics that use regular and irregular solids
- Density of materials (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- arrangement of particles
- constant particle size
- Density
- displacement technique
- measuring instruments
- particle model
- particle spacing
- spacing in solids liquids gases
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